“™~“ 1 Gadget for Removing k . Refractory Tar Tops : Jt#- k 771 ~ WWoilMiiii rJ ' ioif * I ;:> . ' ; . WL . - ! > "' - ■■■ - * S CREW tops that corrode on jars and I ''' " ' ' ? ?<'s'X*' t® bottles and become so firmly fixed t '"V '<4 .; " ' ; j ' * that their removal is well-nigh impossible - are one of the housewife's problems. 1 Pliers are a help for small bottles, but f |3||- ' pickle jars present more difficulty. Now there is a gadget specially made to meet such situations and to cope with various sizes of tops. It has a metal plate, a . • ratchet wheel, and toothed, adjustable sides. ‘ It is set on the stubborn lid and the handle turned until the toothed , slides grip the lid. With slight down- ' * ward pressure on the handle and a turn the lid is removed easily. t ' —EVA TOPPING, Rural Sociologist, Department of Agriculture, Auckland. iuxal Photographs by Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. -
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 6, 15 December 1950, Page 584
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